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Tiramisu Yule Log

Soft and tender mocha sponge cake filled with mascarpone cream. Topped with a coffee ganache and dusted with cocoa powder. The best dessert to bake this Christmas.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Chill Time 2 hours
Course Dessert, High Tea, Sweet tooth
Cuisine Belgian, French, swiss
Servings 8 people

Equipment

  • Electric beater
  • Bowls
  • Whisk
  • Spatula
  • Tea towel
  • Strainer
  • Quarter sheet tray

Ingredients
  

Mocha yule log -

  • 4 eggs
  • 125 g castor sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 45 ml oil
  • 70 g all purpose flour
  • 10 g cocoa powder
  • 10 g instant coffee powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3 tbsp icing sugar or cocoa powder for dusting

Mascarpone cream filling -

  • 250 g mascarpone cream cheese
  • 200 g heavy cream
  • 75 g icing sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla

Coffee ganache -

  • 3 tbsp condensed milk
  • 2 tbsp heavy cream
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp instant coffee powder
  • 3 tbsp chocolate chips

Garnish -

  • Cocoa powder chocolate sprinkles, red currants and rosemary sprigs

Instructions
 

  • For the Yule log, sift the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and coffee powder. Set aside.
  • Beat the eggs until thick and pale - around 3 mins. Add the sugar little at a time beating well. Beat for 4-5 mins until it’s creamy and doubled in volume.
  • Pour in the vanilla and the oil gradually beating well. Add the dry ingredients and fold together until combined. Pour and level the batter in a lined quarter sheet tray. Bake for 10-12 mins or until it’s done, it’s should feel springy when you touch it.
  • Dust over icing sugar on a large tea towel and flip over the baked hot sponge. Remove the baking paper and roll into a log while still hot.
  • To make the filling whip all the ingredients together until combined, set aside.
  • To make the ganache, heat all the ingredients together except for the chocolate until combined and simmering, take off the heat and add the chocolate, stir well.
  • Once the cake is cool, unroll it in the tea towel and spread over most of the filling. Using the tea towel roll it back up to make a log. Lighting frost the top with the remaining frosting, pour over the ganache, dust with cocoa powder and allow to chill for 20-30 mins before adding fruit and serving.

Notes

  • Do not over bake the sponge as it will dry out and crack
  • If the sponge cracks, do not be alarmed as we will be covering the top with more cream and the ganache.